Webster's English Dictionary

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capitalization

cap.i.tal.iza.tion \.kap-*t-*l-*-'za--sh*n, .kap-t*l-\ n 1a: the act or 
   process of capitalizing  1b: a sum resulting from a process of capitalizing 
    1c: the total liabilities of a business including both ownership capital 
   an d borrowed capital 1d: the total value of such liabilities  2: the use 
   of a capital letter in writing or printing